ACTRN12616001434482.
Trial name or title | Effectiveness of mosquito repellent delivered through village health volunteers on malaria incidence in artemisinin resistance containment programs in South‐East Myanmar |
Methods | Open stepped‐wedge cluster‐randomized controlled trial (RCT) |
Participants | Men and women of all ages residing in the study area. High‐risk populations (mobile and migrant people and residents who are also forest dwellers) will be targeted to receive the repellent. |
Interventions | 12% DEET cream versus no treatment |
Outcomes | The primary epidemiological outcomes will be incidence of Plasmodium spp. infection (diagnosed by an mRDT) and incidence of malaria illness. |
Starting date | 01‐04‐2015 |
Contact information | Freya Fowkes (freya.fowkes@burnet.edu.au) |
Notes | www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?ACTRN=12616001434482 |